The Greatest Manhunt in the History of the Southwest

It had all the elements of a movie Western: a shootout, posses, marshals, sheriffs, deputies, Indian trackers and soldiers. It became known as the Powers Affair for the brothers who were the central figures.
A sheriff and two of his deputies were killed in a shootout when they attempted to arrest two brothers who were wanted for evading the draft in 1918. Also involved in the shootout were the brothers’ father and another friend and accomplice.
They led posses on an arduous chase through difficult, mountainous terrain for almost a month.
Read the story as it unfolded for Tucson readers in the pages of the Arizona Daily Star.